Experimentals

easyJet Makes Progress On Electric Regional Jet »

By Mary Grady | November 6, 2018

easyJet, a leading regional airline operating in Europe, has partnered with U.S. based startup Wright Electric to develop a small electric-powered aircraft that could efficiently serve on short-haul airline routes. More

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Commuter Craft Innovator... »

By AVweb Staff | November 4, 2018

For several years, a company called Commuter Craft has been showing a kit airplane called the Innovator. As the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase, the company's... More

uAvionix Offers ADS-B... »

By Kate O'Connor | October 23, 2018

uAvionix has announced a manufacturers rebate on some of its ADS-B products for light sport and experimental aircraft. The FAAs ADS-B... More

Stratolaunch Continues Taxi... »

By Mary Grady | October 23, 2018

Just a few days after the death of Paul Allen, whose tech fortune has been paying for its development, the huge Stratolaunch airplane completed its latest... More

The Life Of A Kit Airplane... »

By LeRoy Cook | October 22, 2018

After almost 25 years of representing Zenith Aircraft Company, Roger Dubbert is one of the most recognized customer service individuals in the kit aircraft... More

NBAA: Focus On The Future »

By AVweb Staff | October 17, 2018

The only thing certain about the future is its inexorable arrival but when things are changing as quickly as they seem to be, it's more than tempting to try... More

Experimental Accident Rate... »

By Mary Grady | October 8, 2018

The rate of fatal accidents in experimental amateur-built aircraft dropped last year to the lowest rate ever recorded, EAA said last week. The number of... More